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So VAA won't mind if VANZ flys if they have a dispute. Or qf don't mind if jet connect of jq do their flying. I find that extremely hard to believe.
Can't be hypocritical about this, it has to work both ways.
I think you are confusing the issue of reality versus preference.
The reality of the situation is that if VAA found themselves in an industrial dispute of such magnitude that flights were being cancelled then most certainly VAA pilots would expect the company to use any and all resources to keep the airline operating.
That would most certainly include VANZ assets.
The preference of VAA crews in such a dispute would be for VANZ to be kept out of the turmoil.
No hypocrisy at all.
That reality should be of prime considration to any of the unions on either side of the ditch no matter what colour their tail is when they are in dispute with an airline management.
If any pilot believes that we hold the industrial upper hand and can dictate how a dispute unfolds has missed Day One of Industrial Relations 101